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Tiffiny Decker and Gregory Gordon announce the birth of their son, Andrew Michael-Everett Gordon, at 10:16 p.m. right…

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Learning for Life: Beat the sugar bug

When my kids heard on the news that the new USDA dietary guidelines include a recommendation that Americans…

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Voices of Faith: Seek first the Kingdom of Heaven

When I was a senior in high school, our Sunday school teacher told our class a very profound…

Clara Cozzini sews a quilt for a doll with help from librarian Ryanna Thurman at a meeting of the "All Dolled Up" club on Saturday Feb. 20 at the Kenai Public Library. The free group meets monthly at the Kenai Community Library to craft doll accessories and play. On Saturday they sowed quilts and made lunchboxes from Altoid tins; in March they will sow scarves.

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All dolled up

Clara Cozzini sews a quilt for a doll with help from librarian Ryanna Thurman at a meeting of…

Members of the Key Coalition, an advocacy group for state healthcare waiver applicants, hold their annual rally beside the Sterling Highway on Friday, Feb. 19 near Soldotna Creek Park. The group has rallied yearly since 1988 to draw attention to those waiting for state waivers that would give them Medicaid-funded care outside of an institution, allowing the severely disabled to remain in their homes and communities.

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Photo: Key support

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Sometimes you need a timeout

I’ve had better weeks. After letting stress take it’s course, what should I expect? Stress doesn’t own me.…

Mason Jack Brewer

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Community News and Notes

Births – Brewers welcome son Jim and Traci Brewer of Nikiski announce the birth of their son, Mason…

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Kenai Peninsula College posts academic honors

Kenai Peninsula College recently released the names of students who earned Chancellor’s List and Dean’s List honors for…

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Church news

Our Lady of Perpetual Help sets A Place at the Table A Place at the Table, a new…

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Voices of Faith: How to be ‘strange’ and live like a ‘stranger’

According to an American survey in The Washington Post “the fear of strangers” made it into the top…

Kenai Fire Marshal Tommy Carver takes a turn using a fire engine to put out a simulated aircraft fire during an Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting drill on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016 at the Beacon Occupational Health and Safety Services Training Center in Kenai, Alaska.

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Beating the heat

After getting the signal to start over the radio, Kenai Fire Marshal Tommy Carver swung a 3,000 gallon…

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Business News

■ The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce will hold a mixer today at 5:30 p.m. at St. Elias Brewery…

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Activists push for more detox beds in Anchorage

ANCHORAGE (AP) — Community activists are pushing for more detox beds in Anchorage, where only 14 are available…

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Community News and Notes

Lincoln Johnson of Kenai, junior, has been named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2015 semester at…

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Unhinged Alaska: Better to be on the Love Boat than under it

My, my, here we are, once again, in the cuddle clime of Valentine’s Day. This “special” period should…

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Church Briefs

Our Lady of Perpetual Help sets A Place at the Table A Place at the Table, a new…

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Are you and your spouse still Valentines?

“Doesn’t anybody stay together anymore?” asked a once popular song. Sadly, it’s a question that’s still in tune…

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion file photo In this photo taken Jan. 31, 2016, debris covers the ground where a house once stood on Lilac Lane in Kenai, Alaska. Two homes exploded and another two caught on fire after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake rocked the Kenai Peninsula on Jan. 24.

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Cause of gas explosions investigated

Last month, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook the peninsula and created a hole in a 1 1/4-inch gas…

Photo by Lee Kuepper/courtesy of City of Soldotna In this photo taken Feb. 7, 2015, crowds draw closer to the bonfires as the Frozen River Festival winds down at Soldotna Creek Park in Soldotna, Alaska.

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Frozen Riverfest returns to Soldotna

Soldotna will take a second swing at the winter version of one of its most popular summer celebrations…

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Business briefs

Chambers set schedules ■ The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce meets at noon today at Froso’s Restaurant. A presentation…